Robert R. Goguen KC (born January 24, 1957) is a former Canadian politician who served in the House of Commons of Canada from the 2011 election to the 2015 election. He represented the electoral district of Moncton—Riverview—Dieppe as a member of the Conservative Party. He served in the House of Commons as parliamentary secretary to the Minister of Justice and Attorney-General. He is the past president of the Progressive Conservative Party of New Brunswick
Robert Goguen | |
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| Member of the House of Commons of Canada for Moncton—Riverview—Dieppe | |
| In office May 2, 2011 – August 4, 2015 | |
| Preceded by | Brian Murphy |
| Succeeded by | Ginette Petitpas Taylor |
| Personal details | |
| Born | January 24, 1957 Moncton, New Brunswick |
| Political party | Conservative |
| Profession | Attorney |
Education
editGoguen graduated from the Université de Moncton in 1980 with a Bachelor of Business Administration. He then graduated in 1983 from the Université de Moncton with a law degree.[1] He worked as an attorney at Actus Law for over 25 years.[citation needed]
Political career
editGoguen is the past president of the Progressive Conservative Party of New Brunswick.[2]
Goguen was elected member of Parliament (MP) for the Moncton—Riverview—Dieppe riding in the 2011 federal election,[3] the first time a Conservative candidate had won the riding since 1988.[4] He served as parliamentary secretary to the Minister of Justice and Attorney-General.[5] Goguen ran for re-election in the 2015 federal election, placing second.[6]
Controversy
editGoguen was the subject of press attention in July 2014 after comments at a meeting of the House of Commons Justice Committee, when he asked a woman, Tímea Nagy, who was gang raped, if "the police authorities would have broken in and rescued you. Would your freedom of expression have been breached?."[7] Many considered the question to be inappropriate, but both Nagy and the minister defended the question.[8] Nagy has since said "I believe that MP Goguen’s question was awkward, but it was taken out of context. I was not personally offended."[9]
Personal life
editFollowing his election defeat, Goguen returned to Actus Law. He and his wife Lori have three children.[1]
Electoral history
edit| 2015 Canadian federal election: Moncton—Riverview—Dieppe | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
| Liberal | Ginette Petitpas Taylor | 30,054 | 57.75 | +27.25 | $63,968.39 | |||
| Conservative | Robert Goguen | 11,168 | 21.46 | -15.30 | $94,944.45 | |||
| New Democratic | Luc LeBlanc | 8,420 | 16.18 | -12.28 | $33,592.43 | |||
| Green | Luc Melanson | 2,399 | 4.61 | +0.33 | $9,724.74 | |||
| Total valid votes/expense limit | 52,041 | 100.00 | $204,679.96 | |||||
| Total rejected ballots | 311 | 0.59 | -0.13 | |||||
| Turnout | 52,352 | 73.37 | +8.20 | |||||
| Eligible voters | 71,350 | |||||||
| Liberal gain from Conservative | Swing | +21.28 | ||||||
| Source: Elections Canada[10][11] | ||||||||
| 2011 Canadian federal election: Moncton—Riverview—Dieppe | ||||||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
| Conservative | Robert Goguen | 17,408 | 35.73 | -0.10 | $80,064.71 | |||
| Liberal | Brian Murphy | 15,247 | 31.29 | -7.84 | $73,135.32 | |||
| New Democratic | Shawna Gagné | 14,053 | 28.84 | +12.58 | $4,680.44 | |||
| Green | Steven Steeves | 2,016 | 4.14 | -4.65 | $6,300.16 | |||
| Total valid votes/expense limit | 48,724 | 100.0 | $85,477.25 | |||||
| Total rejected, unmarked and declined ballots | 351 | 0.72 | +0.21 | |||||
| Turnout | 49,075 | 65.17 | +3.86 | |||||
| Eligible voters | 75,298 | |||||||
| Conservative gain from Liberal | Swing | +3.87 | ||||||
| Sources:[12][13] | ||||||||
References
edit- ^ a b "Robert Goguen, K.C. – Partner". Actus Law. Archived from the original on January 13, 2019. Retrieved March 2, 2024.
- ^ "Executive". Progressive Conservative Party of New Brunswick. Archived from the original on August 2, 2014. Retrieved July 9, 2014.
- ^ "Battleground Atlantic Canada: Liberals crushed". National Post. May 2, 2011. Retrieved October 21, 2015.
- ^ "Conservatives seek to hold Moncton-Riverview-Dieppe". CBC News. October 14, 2015. Archived from the original on November 29, 2015. Retrieved March 2, 2024.
- ^ "Robert Goguen, M.P." Parlinfo. Parliament of Canada. Retrieved March 2, 2024.
- ^ "Moncton-Riverview-Dieppe turns to Liberal Ginette Petitpas Taylor". CBC. October 19, 2015. Retrieved October 19, 2015.
The Liberals wrestled the riding of Moncton-Riverview-Dieppe back from the Conservatives in Monday's federal election, with Ginette Petitpas Taylor capturing the riding from Conservative Robert Goguen... Goguen captured the seat in 2011, securing it for the Conservatives for the first time in 23 years.
- ^ "Timea Nagy not offended by Tory MP Robert Goguen's rape questions". CBC News. July 9, 2014. Retrieved October 21, 2015.
- ^ Heartfield, Kate (July 9, 2014). "Meet Robert Goguen, the Conservative MP who turned rape into a bad joke". National Post. Archived from the original on July 9, 2014. Retrieved October 21, 2015.
- ^ Payton, Laura (July 9, 2014). "Timea Nagy not offended by Tory MP Robert Goguen's rape questions". CBC News. Archived from the original on August 13, 2023. Retrieved March 2, 2024.
- ^ Elections Canada – Confirmed candidates for Moncton—Riverview—Dieppe, 30 September 2015
- ^ Elections Canada – Preliminary Election Expenses Limits for Candidates
- ^ Elections Canada – Official voting results, Forty-first general election, 2011
- ^ Elections Canada – Candidate's electoral campaign return, 41st general election